📍 1100 Evergreen Drive, Berwick, Luzerne County, 18603
Berwick Area MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Berwick, Luzerne County. The school has 844 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Berwick Area SD school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 64.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Berwick Area MS enrolls 844 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 64.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 692 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 104 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
841 of the school's 844 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 841 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Berwick Area MS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 116.
Berwick Area MS is one of 5 schools in Berwick Area SD, based in Berwick, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,559 students district-wide and employs 193 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 844 students, Berwick Area MS is larger than the district average of about 512 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant